Undergraduate Program-Health and Kinesiology Department
Our degrees are listed below. For our tentative course rotation (in Excel format), click here.
B.S. in Kinesiology
(EC-12 Physical Education)
For those students interested in teaching physical education and coaching, this degree qualifies students to sit for the TExES examination which can lead to a teaching certificate in physical education. The degree requires a support field which can serve as a secondary teaching field.
Coordinator: Dr. Rick Grimes, 361-593-4580
B.S. in Kinesiology
(Exercise Science)
This degree plan is chosen by students wishing to work in exercise and movement settings outside of the schools (e.g. corporate/commercial/ industrial fitness, rehabilitation/therapy, non-school athletic settings, etc.). This degree plan requires a support field which serves as the graduate's secondary area of expertise.
Coordinator: Dr. Chris Hearon, 361-593-3048
B.S. in Kinesiology
(Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy)
This degree plan is chosen by students wishing to apply to rehabilitation/therapy school (e.g., physical therapy, occupational therapy, chiropractry, etc.). This degree plan requires a support field in biology.
Coordinator: Dr. Nestor Sherman, 361-593-2490
B.S. in Kinesiology
(Sport & Leisure Studies)
This degree plan is chosen by students wishing to enter careers in youth work such as Boys & Girls Clubs, private sports instruction, civil service, or other professions where health, fitness and exercise knowledge are essential but do not require a teacher certification and the in-depth exercise science or business preparation offered by the other degree plans (e.g., camp counselor, firefighter, private tennis instructor, police officer, lifeguard, border patrol agent, etc.). This degree plan provides students the flexibility of course selection to meet the preparatory demands of these career fields.
Coordinator: Dr. Stacey Gaines, 361-593-3058
B.S. in Kinesiology
(Sport Business)
This degree plan is chosen by students wishing to pursue non-teaching/non-coaching careers in the sport industry in high school, college, amateur, or professional sports settings, or in private or public sport business. Career settings for graduates may include sport marketing/promotions, professional sports franchises, special event planning, convention/facility direction, the sporting goods industry, television/radio/print media relations, university and scholastic athletics/governance, sport publications, advertising/graphics, sport tourism, and club management, or sport camp/recreational programs. This program is highly interdisciplinary with courses in the College of Business Administration (CBA), and in the Department of Communication in the College of Arts & Sciences. Further, students majoring in this degree can obtain a certificate in Business from the CBA with no additional coursework.
Coordinator: Dr. Lonni Steven Wilson, 361-593-4437
B.S. in Community Health
This degree plan is chosen by students wishing to work in health settings outside of the schools (e.g., state/county health agencies, hospital health education programs, non-profit health agencies, etc.). This degree plan requires a support field which serves as the graduate's secondary area of expertise.
Coordinator: Dr. Melody Knight, 361-593-3062
This page was last updated on: May 06, 2011